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Mouhssin Ismail

2 months

Congratulations on a sensational set of results. At this rate, the probability of being seen by a London doctor who studied at @ncs6th will be extremely high.

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14 A* and 1 A grades between these NCS students! Congratulations everyone! #alevelresultsday2024 #resultsday2024 #resultsday #alevelresults

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2 years

We recklessly undermine teacher authority when we allow students to interview teachers/leaders during the recruitment process or train them to be lesson observers who provide ‘feedback’ to teachers. This insufferable ignominy undermines our profession, & no schools should do it,

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8 months

When you throw the kitchen sink at Y11s year after year, at what point does it dawn on you that maybe KS3 is where the effort needs to go. The ability to endure the short term ‘pain’ as the foundations are put in place to allow for long term sustainable outcomes can be a

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6 years

As a former lawyer I used to get people asking me for legal opinions because I was trained and had the expertise/knowledge. Bizarrely, teaching seems to be a profession where everyone else knows more about running schools and educating children than the actual professionals.

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9 months

When you’ve never seen or experienced chaotic schools with children swearing at adults, refusing to follow reasonable instructions, or demonstrating physical aggression, it’s easy to make comments & throw accusations. A proposal, come and lead these schools and show us how it’s

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2 years

An honour to attend the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace to receive an OBE for services to education. I owe a huge debt of gratitude & thanks to all my colleagues who work tirelessly to accelerate social mobility & improve the life chances of young people.

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9 months

As we approach recruitment season, I hope schools abandon their practice of using pupil interview panels. It’s disrespectful to teachers and leaders to have to answer questions about their motives, skills and competencies from a selection of Y7/Y11s. If you want to assess how

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3 years

Proud to announce that Ofsted has judged NCS ‘Outstanding’ in every category. Congrats to all my colleagues who expertly & professionally navigated the entire process. A very well done to you all!

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2 months

Any attempt to roll back on the good work done to support schools in managing behaviour will disproportionally impact schools serving disadvantaged communities. We will end up with more chaotic and dysfunctional schools, with staff leaving the profession or finding jobs in

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1 year

🧵A lot of people become frustrated because they are arguing from a position of how the world ‘should’ be not how ‘it’ is. However, in schools we deal with reality & in that reality some children misbehave, swear at teachers, throw things, truant, go to the toilet to vape etc 1/6

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8 months

Having ‘strict schools’ are a large part of the solution to improving poorly performing schools. Restorative practice, and trauma informed approaches are all distractions, and provide cover for not doing the hard and necessary work needed to change the culture to drive up

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2 years

7 deadly sins of school leadership 1. Not addressing behaviour/low expectations 2. Little or no collective efficacy around the importance of academic results 3. Poor recruitment decisions, especially to key leadership positions 4. Excessive democratisation 1/2

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11 months

It’s seriously impressive when you can hear a pin drop during a school’s silent line ups & transitions. Students moving with pace & purpose in a safe & controlled manner, pausing only to greet their teachers with ‘Good Morning/Afternoon Miss/Sir.’

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6 months

The amount of time and energy wasted by teachers/leaders ‘negotiation’ and ‘bartering’ with disruptive pupils is staggering. This creates a culture where some adults tiptoe around pupils who they know will give them a mouthful when politely asked to follow the most basic of

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2 years

Privileged to receive an OBE for services to edu in the NY Honours List. I’d like to thank my colleagues for their continued support, good counsel & unwavering commitment to social mobility & all the brilliant students (past & present) I’ve had the joy of teaching over the yrs.

Cabinet Office

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2 years

We have published the 2023 New Year Honours List, marking the incredible service and contribution of individuals across the UK and overseas. A huge congratulations to all recipients. Click below for the full list.

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8 months

We’ve reached a place where the government has to ban smart phones because parents are unable to tell their children ‘you can’t have a smart phone, and I don’t care what your friends’ parents are doing.’

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8 months

The best well-being initiative you can offer staff in schools is exceptional behaviour.

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2 years

Enjoyed the film about MCS. If you’ve ever taught in an inner city school or been educated in one you’ll know why all of the systems/routines/structures are in place. There is no middle ground, either the adults are in charge or it’s the naughtiest children. Congrats @Miss_Snuffy

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2 years

Want a quick gauge of a school’s culture - watch how assembly is organised. Entry, position of staff/their behaviours, attentiveness of the students and exit from assembly. Will tell you if the leaders sweat the small stuff!

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1 year

Wonderful to see CEO of @StarAcademies Sir @MuftiPatel CBE invited to the King’s coronation. With other key people at Star, he has made a sig contribution to the edu landscape & changed the trajectory of some of the most disadvantaged communities in the country 👌

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4 years

Time we got rid of student panel interviews as part of the teacher/leadership recruitment process - it humiliates/disrespects the individual and degrades the profession.

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3 years

Top tip: Before you lambast a school on social media assume what you’ve heard is incorrect/only half the info/there is a wider context. Begin by giving schools the benefit of the doubt. Email school/seek clarification/explanation as 99.9% of matters can be resolved amicably.

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3 months

My top 5 secondary schools that everyone should try and visit (July 2024) 1. Michaela Community School 2. Mercia School 3. Ark Soane Academy 4. Ark Greenwich Free School 5. Trinity Leeds Academy (TAL)

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4 years

Want to raise attainment sort out behaviour. Want to empower teachers sort out behaviour. Want to recruit/retain high quality staff sort out behaviour. Want to ⬆️ applications to your school sort out behaviour. Can’t do anything if stdnts think they rule the corridors/classrooms!

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2 years

No student should be permitted to sit in a class & choose not to participate in a lesson. This goes to culture of a classroom/school. This should be challenged immediately & by referring up if need be. The Principal should make this clear to everyone, provide training & enforce.

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10 months

🧵The reality of what this may look like in some schools. Teacher A decides to spend an hour on Kahoot, loosely connected to the learning in case any complaints come in from parents/carers. Ss are excited, there’s lots of fun/ engagement & Teacher A full of the joy of Xmas 1/15

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10 months

No movies, no quizzes, no games. Teach rigorous lessons.

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4 years

Our thoughts/prayers go out to the family/friends/colleagues of Dr Yusuf Patel who sadly passed away today. Dr Patel was a pillar of our community/keen supporter of the NCS from its inception, providing work placements for many students at Woodgrange Medical Practice, Forest Gate

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2 years

📢 PROFESSIONAL UPDATE 📢 I will be leaving NCS at the end of the academic year to join @StarAcademies as Regional Director/Executive Principal in the North of England. It’s been a remarkable journey & a privilege to have led such a fantastic school from inception. 1/4

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4 years

Never understood why there are games, quizzes & videos at the end of term. Keep teaching high quality lessons right to the very end, every lesson is important. Poor P5 teacher who inherits a group of kids that have had a day of ‘loose’ systems/lesson delivery - good luck!

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2 years

*BREAKING NEWS* NCS students achieve best ever results, bucking the national trend with a record ⬆️ in A level grades.2022 Results: 78% A*/A, 97% A*/B & 99% A*/C. To achieve higher grades than those awarded in 20/21 (CAGs/TAGs) is truly remarkable. Congrats to students/colleagues

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2 years

It is not oppressive to children nor does it damage their MH or create anxiety to expect them to turn up to school on time with their equipment, participate fully in their lessons & follow the school rules. The alternative is chaos & the -ve effects are sig & very real.

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6 months

Those who advocate for restorative conversations as a basis of their behaviour management strategy should see how many they need to have if they’ve ever worked in a challenging school. Bring your sleeping bag, you won’t be going home for a while. Or what’s more likely to happen

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3 months

Students from less privileged backgrounds don’t need special privileges, handouts, leg-ups, or dispensations. They just need the rules of the game to be applied equally and fairly. If you're talented and work hard—sometimes harder than others due to a lack of equal starting

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4 years

Over 110 students have secured a minimum of AAA in their A levels. All off to study at some of the most prestigious unis in UK/abroad. Outstanding grades + Top Uni = social mobility 👍 Headlines: students in 2nd most deprived borough in London achieve 93% A*/B and 99.5% A*/C!

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2 years

A wonderful morning spent visiting Michaela & discussing edu with @Miss_Snuffy The school is an academic powerhouse, with high quality teaching, super engaged students & impeccable behaviour. Shows what can be achieved in the state sector; i’d send my own children to this school.

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11 months

‘Tactical ignoring’ - one of the worst pieces of behaviour advice given. Any behaviour which undermines a schools/classroom culture needs to be tackled, never ignored.

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7 years

Don’t you just love it when an August headline (slightly edited) comes true 3 months later. Not only competing but winning Best Individual Speaker at Eton! Remember the name, Selina Begum! #AimHigh

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4 years

Be wary of ideologues who use current C19 situation to get schools to close so they can push their long term anti-exams agenda.Outwardly advocating arguments of H&S/well-being/evidence, but inwardly harbouring a more divisive agenda which (IMHO) moves edu in the wrong direction.

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4 years

Between these NCS superstars they have received 8 offers to study at some of the most prestigious/ highly competitive unis in the world. 4x @MIT + 3x @Harvard + 1x @Princeton A combined US scholarship of approx $2,000,000 paying for the entire cost of their studies #NCSIvyLeague

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8 months

When you see impeccable behaviour, slick routines, super smart students & codified, consistent and highly effective pedagogy, know that the Principal is obsessed about standards and their school is ‘never good enough.’ Rarely in their office, they are all over their school

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4 years

What I noticed when I moved from law into teaching is the lack of attention to what actually delivers results. I saw many well meaning teachers/leaders working their fingers to the bone but when the results came out they were avg. The crazy thing is they did the same yr after yr!

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9 months

@AJRAllModCons Pupils should never be given the impression that their opinion carries any weight when selecting teachers or leaders in a school. Interview panels do exactly that, pupils are given ‘authority’ because they ask adults questions about their competencies for the job. Moreover, they

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2 years

Lots of conversation about behaviour in schools. Imp to remember that you can have a fantastic curriculum, exceptional teaching & robust assessments but it’s all meaningless if S behaviour/attitudes to learning is poor. Behav is the foundation upon which everything else is built.

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4 years

The purpose of edu shouldn’t be to reduce the gap between the weakest and strongest students by slowing the top down through mixed ability teaching. In fact the gap should naturally ⬆️ but the weakest should make more progress then they would do by pushing an ‘equality’ agenda.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

6 years

. @imVkohli in action. Serious player with so much time. Told he was the last one of the training pitch yesterday. Talented but lots and lots of hard work, lesson for us all. Practice makes perfect/permanent!

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4 years

If you missed the #news this morning, NCS students have secured 5 offers to study at Ivy League Unis in the USA, with scholarship totalling over 1 million dollars! 2 @Harvard + 2 @MIT + 1 @Princeton Find out more now! #NCSIvyLeague #NCSEliteUni

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3 years

Thank you to @jonsnowC4 @Channel4News for visiting @ncs6th today & being with us to celebrate our young people’s stellar A level results. We are all incredibly proud of our YP’s achievements & it’s a privilege to be able to educate such mature, motivated & erudite students.

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9 months

Schools must be places where these values are taught, promoted and celebrated. When young people disrespect teachers, peers, their communities and civic institutions it’s because the adults haven’t done their job.

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If an organisation or consultant promotes ideas like 'restorative justice,' 'trauma-informed practice,' or 'unmet needs' as their solution to behaviour management, don't let them near your school. And if you're a teacher and your school leader starts adopting these buzzwords,

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1 year

‘Screen-obsessed children & tuned-out parents means behavioural boundaries are never properly established, & as C get older & harder to discipline, P often minimise or even deny the severity of their behav because it is so hard not to.’ @kristinamurkett

Britain’s schools are facing an epidemic of bad behaviour

Something troubling is happening in Britain’s schools. This week, the government released its findings from the first national survey into pupil behaviour in classrooms. The results are a hard lesson...

www.spectator.co.uk

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2 months

@DowningAndy I went to a school with liberal behaviour policies, the type many advocate for, it wasn’t pretty. I’ve also seen schools in inner london and the north where lax behaviour rules create chaos. So I think i’m well positioned to see the product of ‘inclusive’ behaviour approaches.

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3 years

“A sixth form in East Ham has been named among a handful of state schools who send more students to Russell Group universities than Eton.”

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3 years

Many congratulations to Ayesha for securing an impressive A*A*A*A* in her A levels, with offers from Cambridge, Princeton and Dyson she has her pick of the world’s best universities and most prestigious degree apprenticeship.

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1 year

If you’ve decided not to set classes then you’ve made a conscious decision to sacrifice the most able students at the altar of inclusion.

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2 years

If you’ve experienced a dysfunctional school as a teacher or as a student, you’ll fully appreciate the importance of strong structures and systems. You only argue against it if you’ve never seen what chaos does to a child’s education and staff morale.

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4 years

7 deadly sins of school leadership 1. Not addressing behaviour/low expectations 2. No collective efficacy re: results 3. Poor recruitment decisions 4. democratised decision making 5. Not holding SLT to account/low visibility 6. Weak follow through 7. Ideology over evidence.

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2 years

Another one bites the dust. P8 +0.98 A8 82 and Ebacc Avg Point Score 8.11. Another ‘Good’ School. Parents will just laugh.

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2 years

Unless you define with precision what you mean by ‘high expectations,’ you’re leaving gaps for others to fill. Ambiguity breeds chaos (ABC), & schools thrive when there is certainty, consistency & simplicity.

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5 years

'My parents are so proud. I don't think I ever would have applied to somewhere like that if it hadn't been for Newham Collegiate. I just wouldn't have been encouraged or known where to start.'

Romania teen wins a place at Cambridge University place

Bogdan Vicol, 18, from the Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre in east London, has won a place at Cambridge University less than two years after moving from his home country Romanian.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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11 months

You appreciate these schools much more when your own experience was one of chaos/disrupted learning/seeing Ts being bullied/intimidated on a daily basis. An oasis of calm: warm/strict where Ss can learn/Ts can teach/everyone is treated with respect. ‘Structure liberates children’

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

11 months

It’s seriously impressive when you can hear a pin drop during a school’s silent line ups & transitions. Students moving with pace & purpose in a safe & controlled manner, pausing only to greet their teachers with ‘Good Morning/Afternoon Miss/Sir.’

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4 years

Want to know whether a school is run efficiently with strong behavioural system, observe assemblies. There should be silent line ups, uniform checks, no talking/facing forward whilst seated, teachers on both flanks monitoring students, SLT presence and an orderly exit.

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5 years

“Student, 18, who was rejected by Cambridge University is awarded a £250k scholarship at world's top university in US “ Guess it was written in the stars for the soon to be @MIT astrophysics student! Visit our website for info on our Elite Uni Prep Prog

Student, 18, who was rejected by Cambridge Uni gets MIT scholarship

The son of an immigrant single mother has won a £250,000 scholarship to an American university. Mohammed Isuf Ahmed, 18, from London, will study physics and engineering at Massachusetts Institute.

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3 years

There is this perception that if you’re from a disadvantaged background and secured 7/8s at GCSE you’re no longer disadvantaged. If you’ve been educated at a state comp & tried securing a Training Contract with a city law firm you’ll know that the disadvantage still exists.

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4 years

“In 10 yrs’ time, I think everyone will leave school with a weblink to a portfolio showing what they have done at school.” Who remembers these? I spent ages putting my NRA together because my teacher said in 10 yrs time my employer will want to see this

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2 years

Wondering why some of the Y7s are no longer little cherubs, or why uniform begins to deteriorate or why behaviour gets worse throughout the year or as you move up year groups? Students look around, figure out ‘this is how we do things here,’ and then copy and conform.

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2 years

If you want students to secure the top grades for A level and GCSE they should be studying min 6-8 hours per day over the Easter holidays.

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3 years

Solidarity with all Heads and teachers who work in challenging circumstances and who have the tenacity/backbone to stand up to those ind/groups who wish to make excuses for poor behaviour. Hold the line, in the long run it’s the only way to improve stdnt outcomes & life chances.

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1 year

Proud of the Ss/staff who have worked incredibly hard since NCS opened its doors (2014) to now have results similar to very best ind/grammar schools in the country. Newham, Lon’s 2nd most deprived borough has one of the highest performing schools in the country. 80% A*/A:97% A*/B

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10 months

The argument that you should stop sanctioning repeated poor behaviour is misguided. For a tiny minority, their behaviour may never change, but it definitely ensures excellent behaviour of the 99% of other Ss who are observing how the school responds to unregulated/poor behaviour

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2 years

of decision making processes 5. Not holding SLT to account & not addressing low visibility in corridors or in lessons 6. Weak follow through on agreed priorities 7. Ideology over evidence. 2/2

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1 year

Introduction of Phase 3 of our behaviour culture at @edenboyspreston now promotes single file lesson transitions. Pupils move quickly to their next lesson. Teachers on hand to reinforce routines; standing at threshold position during departure & meet/greet. 1/3

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2 years

Always wanted to bring the Ivy League Unis/MIT to the north of Eng. Proud to announce that we’ve managed to enter into a partnership with MIT where undergrads will work in schools in the north of England. As far as I am aware, this partnership is the first of its kind in England.

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It’s a real privilege to have A/L results similar to some of the best schools in the country. @ncs6th was set to provide students with an education that mirrors the very best grammar and independent schools in the country. Only 4 years old and we are closer to our goal!

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9 months

The more I think about it, it’s not culture that eats strategy for breakfast, it’s your values. Trying to persuade someone to change a school’s culture means you have to change their values, and without this shift nothing happens. Your values inform your culture & your culture is

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4 years

Congrats to Umran (A*A*A) who will be going on to study at @Newnham_College @Cambridge_Uni & Xuan (A*A*A*A*) who has a full scholarship of $320,000 to study @Harvard #AlevelResults #alevelresultsday2020

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18-year-old Umrun Tuglu needs A*, A, A to study Natural Sciences at Cambridge. She opens her results live on GMB😬 #resultsday #Alevelresults

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It’s in times like these you find out what your team is made of. Over the last week I’ve been the proudest Principal on the planet. These courageous & tenacious professionals have rolled up their sleeves & dealt with whatever’s been thrown at them. I owe them big time!

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1 year

Leaders should be empowered to take the necessary steps to tackle the growing behaviour issues. Parents/groups should not be allowed to tie schools up in a protracted complaints process when schools simply follow their own communicated policies

Disruptive behaviour in English schools worse since Covid, says outgoing Ofsted head

Amanda Spielman says children are walking out of class, or registering but not attending lessons

www.theguardian.com

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3 years

When a student gives an incorrect answer my stock response is typically: 1. That’s interesting why do you think that? 2. Who else agrees with that explanation? 3. If not, why not? 4. Decide next steps based on misconception. Anyone do it differently or have a more effective way?

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11 months

Thank you to the journalists/lawyers/academics/financiers/ex teachers & all those who went to a ‘strict’ grammar/independent school for letting me know they found Ss walking in single file/silence for 2mins between lesson abhorrent. Here’s the link sign up

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4 years

Greatest impediment 2 progress of schools serving less privileged stdnts isn’t funding/behav/curric. It’s individuals who benefitted from a trad/rigorous edu promulgating a farrago of inefficacious/myopic ideas in their pursuit of radical edu reform - for other people’s children!

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8 years

Wonderful evening with @MaherZain & friends from @AwakeningRec supporting @pennyappeal Keep up the excellent work.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

4 years

Another trailblazer and ‘giant’ of the educational world.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

2 years

Why I think Ts should stop asking students to come to the board to show their working out. 1. It wastes valuable time 2. S rarely explain their approach with confidence/clarity 3.Class patiently waits whilst the student writes out the work 4. In most cases T has to re-explain 1/2

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11 months

Some people are losing their minds and foaming at the mouth because students have to walk in single file and in silence for a couple of minutes to get from one lesson to the next. Just let that sink in.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

1 year

Congrats to Michaela for topping the charts with a progress score of +2.37. Fantastic achievement!

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

2 years

‘Outstanding’ schools are built on the ‘foundations of excellence.’ Belief driven leadership/embedded systems/routines/codified pedagogy/rigorous curriculum/intelligent use of data/relentless focus on results/unambiguous expect/scrutiny of performance/holding to account 1/3

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2 years

Both judged to be ‘Good’ schools. One with a P8 of +0.98 and the other with -0.79. The category is meaningless.

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8 months

No. 4 seems to be where it breaks down. There is a ‘fear’ of confronting and challenging the most defiant and cantankerous students because of the response you’ll inevitably get. These students have learnt that by being rude & recalcitrant the majority of adults will eventually

Tom Bennett OBE

@tombennett71

8 months

Having a behaviour policy is useless unless: 1. Everyone knows what it is 2. Everyone knows what *they* are supposed to do to uphold it 3. Everyone knows *how* to implement it. 4. Everyone actually does it. If 1-4 aren’t happening, then it may as well be written inside a

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

6 months

‘It’s hard to know who needs to hear this but I suspect it’s all of us: classroom teachers, parents and senior leaders all need to face up to the problem for what it is and reassert our right and our responsibility to be the adults in the room. Disruption – low-level or otherwise

Emma Williams

@emma_c_williams

6 months

"Schools which have not yet faced up to the insecapable fact that impeccable behaviour is the central, non-negotiable foundation on which all teaching and learning is built, those schools will continue to let young learners down." New blog post:

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3 years

“The uni offers made at this school, which serves some of the most deprived neighbourhoods are as impressive as they have been in the past few yrs. It’s perhaps unsurprising that the model developed by Mouhssin Ismail, is to be extended to 2 more boroughs”

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

1 year

The longer you’re in the profession, the more you realise the barriers to delivering an outstanding education are less to do with money/resources but rather attitudes, ideas, values & approaches. Having more money/resources will obviously help but they won’t stop the rot.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

1 year

“We believe the focus should return to acquiring knowledge through printed textbooks and teacher expertise, rather than acquiring knowledge primarily from freely available digital sources that have not been vetted for accuracy.”

Switching off: Sweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper

Schools minister Lotta Edholm moves students off digital devices and on to books and handwriting, with teachers and experts debating the pros and cons

www.theguardian.com

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

10 months

Honoured to receive the Freedom of the @cityoflondon Grateful for this recognition, and committed to continuing my work in empowering minds & shaping a brighter future for young people from some of the most disadvantaged communities in London.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

5 years

Remember well the look of disbelief on people’s faces when I said in 2014 I wanted to send students from one of the most deprived boroughs in London to study @MIT or Ivy League Unis. The success rate for int students securing a place is 0.3%. NCS now has 2 future MIT grads!

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

11 months

‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.’

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

6 years

Former Head Girl and all round super star, @meera__trivedi has just secured herself a place at one of the world’s most prestigious universities @UniofOxford Thank you for being an exemplary role model and we wish you the best of luck at Oxford!

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

2 years

Improving standard in schools requires clarity around every aspect of school life. Grey areas get filled by someone’s else’s interpretation, standards & expectations. Once communicated, it needs to be revisited constantly, guarded ferociously & implemented robustly.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

1 year

‘sending parents weekly text messages about students’ absences & missing assignments, and a monthly warning about failing grades, improved high school students’ attendance by 12% and reduced course failures by 28%.’

Your Child Might Not Making the Progress You Think at School

Too many American parents are shockingly in the dark about their child’s actual academic performance

time.com

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

1 year

Another NCS student to an Ivy League Uni on a full scholarship of £250,000. As an international student who doesn’t pay any fees, it’s seriously competitive & difficult to get into, huge congrats to Sarah. Previous students have secured places at Harvard/Princeton/MIT/Dartmouth.

Newham Collegiate

@ncs6th

1 year

Sarah earned A* A* A* A at A Level and will now be studying at Economics at Stanford. Congratulations! #alevelresultsday2023 #resultsday2023 #resultsday

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

3 years

Thank you to Amanda Spielman, HM Chief Inspector for sending us a letter congratulating staff:students on securing an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted judgement. The letter also recognises/acknowledges the fantastic work of our committed & dedicated staff in what has been challenging times.

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@Mouhssin_Ismail

1 year

‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.’

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